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1. IN A FILM DRYING APPARATUS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A MAIN CHAMBER,A RACK SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER FOR ROTATION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS,SAID RACK HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED HOLDERS EACH FOR EACH OF THEFILMS TO BE DRIED, THE CHAMBER HAVING AIR STREAM NOZZLES ALONG ONE SIDEAND PARALLEL WITH SAID HOLDERS FOR DIRECTING AIR STREAMS ALONG OPPOSITESURFACES OF THE FILMS, THE CHAMBER ALSO HAVING EXHAUST OUTLETS OPPOSITETO AND CORRESPONDING; WITH THE RESPECTIVE POSITIONS OF SAID NOZZLESWHERERBY RESPECTIVE AIR STREAMS FROM THE NOZZLES AND LADEN WITH MOISTUREFROM THE FILMS ARE REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBER BY SAID OUTLETS, THE SAIDSPACED HOLDERS BEING DISPOSED IN PLANES OFFSET FROM THE HORIZONTALPLANE.